Underwear and socks are the latest items to be locked up in shoplifting crackdown - as Walmart and Target both take action on theft of undies

By A Mystery Man Writer

As thefts have surged over the past year, stores have been increasingly keeping items behind lock and key. But these have tended to be electronics and toiletries - not boxer shorts and socks.

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